conveyors

[im2tall]

I have a Chomper 14 and now that my wife is trained, qualified and has more hours on it than I do, I spend more time loading and making deliveries. (Good thing) The Chomper produces lots of chips and loading with the tractor includes lots of chips in the load. (Bad thing) I have an old hay elevator that needs work and I think if I can get it to function properly, it could filter out all those chips. The drive is PTO but I want to go with a small engine or use hydraulics off the Chomper.
So my questions are:
1. Anyone have a conveyor that filters the chips?
2. What do you do with all the chips? (I have 4-5 cords worth, for FREE)
3. How do you power your conveyor?
4. Comments?
Thanks in advance for your ideas, thought and comments.
2-Tall

PS: If you are in Cheyenne, I'll load your truck with chips, FREE!

 

[redprospector]

I've got a chomper, and I built my conveyor from an old hay bale loader. Took a little thinking, but the 12' loader made a real nice 16' conveyor. It's powered by a 3 12 horse briggs now, was ground driven.
I guess a guy could get creative and put some gaps in the bottom to get rid of some of the trash, but I can see a lot of problems to overcome with a chain driven rig.
Personally, if someone wants a load without chips, or bark I charge extra. Not much market I've found for them.

Andy

 

[kevin j]

when that conveyor was a farm ear corn conveyor, it likely had a section about 2 ft long with slots in it, for loose kernals and dirt to drop through. There was a plate that slid under and covered the slots to use or for grain or shelled corn. The slots would be too small for chips, but maybe do the same principal: make a 3 ft (or more) section with rods or tubes as the bottom so the chips could fall through? Or, a sloping panel sloping down, after the outlet end, made of these grate rods, like is done on dirt conveyors to screen out rocks?

 

[cabinman]

chip seperator

when that conveyor was a farm ear corn conveyor, it likely had a section about 2 ft long with slots in it, for loose kernals and dirt to drop through. There was a plate that slid under and covered the slots to use or for grain or shelled corn. The slots would be too small for chips, but maybe do the same principal: make a 3 ft (or more) section with rods or tubes as the bottom so the chips could fall through? Or, a sloping panel sloping down, after the outlet end, made of these grate rods, like is done on dirt conveyors to screen out rocks?

I made mine out of sheet metal 12 ga,..I made a u shaped pan approx 18in wide ,..2 in, upright wings,.. slotted mounting holes and steped mounting bracket holes, for gap adjustment, the pan extendes beyond the elevator a few inches,.... the chipes, are 2-4 inches, and fall in that gap I have it mounted so the pan returns the chips twards the bottom of the elevator,, chips are short, 2-4 in , maybe.,, logs are 16 in plus,.. Works great,.. Eric

 

[ADAMH]

we use a rubber belted conveyor to stack the wood from our chomper...we had a chain drive one but it sucked...

it runs on electric motor...

all the chips fall off before the conveyor..i just throw them in a pile in the bush


Adam

 

[abohac]

Hay Elevators

Do pieces of wood ever get wedged in the elevator?

 

[redprospector]

Do pieces of wood ever get wedged in the elevator?

Yes, a chain conveyor will bind up fairly often. It's important to concider this in the design so that the drive will slip when this happens rather than breaking a chain.

Andy

 

[Moss Man]

I watched a video on the local news the other night and a firewood dealer had a grate platform where the wood fell off the top of the conveyor, it was at an angle and the wood fell a couple feet before striking it. The duff fell through the grate and the wood bounced into the truck.....clean wood, good idea.

 

[abohac]

Yes, a chain conveyor will bind up fairly often. It's important to concider this in the design so that the drive will slip when this happens rather than breaking a chain.

Andy

Thanks

 

[im2tall]

Thanks to all for the thoughts, comments and ideas. I'll have to get that elevator working and then think up a grate system.

Didn't get any takers on the FREE pile if chips!!

 

[kevin j]

put it on CL, but charge $5 per pickup load.
and have them paint your house 'while you are here'.....

still amazed at that thread, was it a troll or for real....


k

 

[JAM]

conveyor

I've got a chomper, and I built my conveyor from an old hay bale loader. Took a little thinking, but the 12' loader made a real nice 16' conveyor. It's powered by a 3 12 horse briggs now, was ground driven.
I guess a guy could get creative and put some gaps in the bottom to get rid of some of the trash, but I can see a lot of problems to overcome with a chain driven rig.
Personally, if someone wants a load without chips, or bark I charge extra. Not much market I've found for them.

Andy

How did you modify the hay conveyor to carry wood?